Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeda
McCune–Reischauer?kaeda
Yale Romanization?kāyta

Etymology 1 edit

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 개〯다〮 (Yale: kǎy-tá).

Verb edit

개다 (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear, to clear up, to fair up
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, of mood) to brighten
Conjugation edit
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Etymology 2 edit

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가히〮다〮 (Yale: kàhí-tá).

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 개다 (gaeda)
Passive개이다 (gaeida)

개다 (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (transitive) to fold, to fold up (clothes, blanket, etc.)
    Synonym: 개키다 (gaekida)
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Etymology 3 edit

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆡ다 (Yale: koy-ta).

Verb edit

Korean verb set
Base 개다 (gaeda)
Passive개이다 (gaeida)

개다 (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (transitive) to mix, to knead
Conjugation edit